"Dufour's gland" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Dufour's glands [plural]
Etymology: First described by Léon Jean Marie Dufour in 1841. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dufour's gland (plural Dufour's glands)
  1. An abdominal gland in certain insects, part of the anatomy of the ovipositor or sting apparatus in female members of Apocrita. Wikipedia link: Dufour's gland

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